Sunday, March 26, 2006

Lost Luggage

We made it to Barcelona fine, depite a too tight connection at JFK to Madrid. The only problem: our bags didn´t make it here with us. It´s been almost 24 hours and still no word on where they are. Ah well . . . thank goodness we brought an extra change of clothes in our carry-ons. And if our bags don´t arrive today? Well, you know the saying: when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping! *grin*

But seriously, Barcelona is a gorgeous city. Well-designed, clean, beautiful. Looking forward to exploring the Rambla and the Barrio Gotic today, maybe Sagrada Familia this afternoon.

In other news:

The 2006 Publishing Triangle AwardsThe Publishing Triangle and the Ferro-Grumley Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for the best lesbian and gay fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of the year. This awards cycle honors books published in 2005 in the United States or Canada. The finalists in the nonfiction, fiction, and poetry categories are:

The Randy Shilts Award for Gay NonfictionThomas Glave, Words to Our Now (University of Minnesota Press)Neil McKenna, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde (Basic Books)Martin Moran, The Tricky Part (Beacon Press)

The Ferro-Grumley Awards for Fiction: MenDarren Greer, Still Life With June (Cormorant Books)Barry McCrea, The First Verse (Carroll & Graf)Douglas A. Martin, Branwell (Soft Skull Press)

For the first time, the Publishing Triangle will also present an award for debut fiction, named in honor of one of our most eminent men of letters, Edmund White. Men and women compete against each other in this award:

We congratulate all of our nominees on their fine work. All of these books deserve the widest possible audience.

The winners will be announced (and honored) at a ceremony on Thursday, May 11, at the New School University in New York City. The event is free and open to the public. The winners in nonfiction, fiction, and debut fiction will receive $1,000; the poetry winners will receive $250.